I can hear Bonnie Rait singing "Let's give 'em something to blog about..."
So, a gratitude list is in order:
- Getting older is not anything like what I dreaded.
- I don't mind the fact that I am "pushing sixty."
- I am grateful that I have had the experiences I have had - good and bad.
- that I grew up in a time when every second of a child's life wasn't managed by their parents.
- that my CHILDREN grew up in a time when every second of a child's life wasn't managed by their parents.
- I have lived long enough to know that every latest news story about what's good and bad for us is likely to be disproved within a year or two.
- that I came to AA in a time when there weren't so many opposing voices - I might have listened to them if I had heard them.
- that when I got to AA I realized I was out of good ideas, so I listened to yours.
- that I learned how to consider things that sounded wacky.
- and so I learned to do things I don't feel like doing.
- like going to work today!
Let's stay sober today, OK?
11 comments:
Waving hi to you this morning.
So glad you posted.
Post Its are a good investment! You an get cheap ones at the 99¢ Store.
I think I can handle that. Thanks for the Gratitudes M~
Hugs,
Gwen
Why not take that evening person into the morning?
Blog at night - at least the ideas - finish up and publish in the morning.
I'm so glad I was out of ideas too, otherwise I would never have listened to y'alls.
The biggest words you hardly ever hear anymore: "shoooo kids go outside and play"
Actually, I have blogged at night a couple of times, and I find the quality of those posts to be very different from my morning posts.
I am a morning person. I exercise in the morning, I go to meetings in the morning, and I like to blog in the morning.
I will get back to myself soon!
I am not dreading getting old. I just wish somedays that time would stand still. It goes so bleeping fast.
Mary, Thanks for the list also. Our 7 a.m. meeting on Tuesdays has gratitude for the topic. So your post fit in perfect with my AA thoughts today! Thanks
I could just copy that gratitude list and make it my own--with one slight change:
"I don't mind the fact that I am pushing sixty."
CHANGE TO:
"I don't mind the fact that I am "pushing eighty."
HOLY CRAPOLA!! I don't BELIEVE this!
I feel too GOOD. Seriously!
I like what you said about your mornign and night persona's needing to leave one another notes!!!
great list,,thanks for sharing,,if notes don't work try voice mail
peace
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